diff --git a/pkg/util/generic/generic.go b/pkg/util/generic/generic.go
index cbc51eee17..87b6de1bc3 100644
--- a/pkg/util/generic/generic.go
+++ b/pkg/util/generic/generic.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ package generic
 import "reflect"
 
 func Zero[T any]() T {
-	return *new(T)
+	var zero T
+	return zero
 }
 
 func IsZero[T any](v T) bool {